delancey
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| Your choice for SET amp? I ended up with the DB99's. It was a really hard choice as both speakers are so good. I have had the 99's for about two months now and they have finally settled in. At first they were so harsh on the top end, but the dealer warned me of that due t... | |
| Von Schweikert DB-99 Owners I had a hum in my system when I first got them. I found that the source was an improper ground connection in one of my dedicated lines. My old speakers were not efficient enough to have it show (about 88db). Now that I have fixed the ground contac... | |
| Von Schweikert DB 99-ribbon add on tweeter Tickfight,Good point....my measurements are from the back wall to the back of the speaker and the right side wall to the right lowest side of the speaker. | |
| Von Schweikert DB99 or Vandersteen 5A ?? Fsarc,The 5A's I heard were at a dealer who sold Vandy and BAT. It was not my system so I cannot comment on the filter setting etc. However, I will say that this dealer is a meticulous audiophile. I agree the best scenario is to maintain amp signa... | |
| Von Schweikert DB 99-ribbon add on tweeter I agree it is great to see other DB99 owners here. I have had mine for over a month now and am amazed at how good they are. Break-in was a bear, but now they have settled. I agree the super tweeter is a big difference. The example of a piano above... | |
| Von Schweikert DB99 or Vandersteen 5A ?? I own the DB99 with the ribbon tweeter and have spent quite a bit of time with the 5A. The two speakers are similar in design in that they both have powered adjustable woofers and adjustable rear fining tweeters.The 5A design integrates the sub by... | |
| Symposium Ultra vs SRA Go to the shows and see what rooms you like are using. At the New York show this year, the two best rooms I found both used SRA with very differenct equipment. I bought a set for my EMM front end (transport and dac) and it really made a big differ... | |
| Whick system is better for 70K retail? Dlwask, I assume you mean to also switch the Avantgarde Duo's with Kharma 3.2RMe right? I'm not sure the Kharma sub would be much with the Duo's....I know the show setup you mean and it is very good. | |
| Whick system is better for 70K retail? I don't know, I figure if you don't have LP's already it's best just to stay with digital. The first system with EMM has SACD ability. | |
| Maggies 3.6 vs 20.1 My experience is I have owned the 3.6 for 2 years and heard the 20.1 at dealers and shows...I have not heard the ML products.I think the 3.6 is one of the most complete speakers you can buy. I did spend a lot of time mod'ing the crossover and the ... | |
| Your choice for SET amp? Thanks all for the info. Jeffreybehr, I should have made the question more clear....Boa2 I agree with you, I have heard the Duos at length in NYC at the Avantgarde showroom (great place)...they at times have sounded incredible and at times not so ... | |
| Kharma Reference Monitors You had 3.2s...did you find something better? I'm very curious.... | |
| Kharma Reference Monitors Thanks for the feedback. Rcprince, great review of the Audio Logic upgrade. I'm going to call Jerry about it. I am also borrowing a Capitole this weekend, so we'll see how they compare. I do have a later run of ML1's that Vladimir says are close t... | |
| Best Pre-amp under 5000 I second the Bat vk50se. It is very good. | |
| What affects timing in a system? Sean and Tony thanks for your help. I took your advice and used a tape measure, level, SPL meter and a test CD. The new stands I have allow adjustment of tilt.I found the same thing as you Tony, even a 1 degree change in the relative angle of the ... |